Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
The union for air traffic controllers recommended to its members that they not accept Tuesday’s offer, because the FAA had ...
Pilots have reported repeated close calls similar to fatal collision near DC airport
Airline pilots flying into Washington, D.C., have reported nearly a dozen near misses that were scarily similar to this week’s midair collision that killed 67 people.
How many close calls have happened in DC's congested airspace, nationally?
Washington’s National Airport has one of the most congested airspaces in the United States, with as many as 800 landings and ...
A timeline of the collision between a passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter in DC
A timeline of the tragic collision between a commercial plane and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, with ...
Here’s a look at U.S. aviation safety statistics
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C.
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Pilots have long worried about DC's complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead ...
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Search continues for victims and clues behind D.C. plane crash. Here's what to know
Authorities are combing the Potomac River for a second day in search of victims and more clues behind the deadliest U.S. air ...
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FAA indefinitely closes routes near Reagan National to most helicopter traffic after deadly crash
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and LEA SKENE ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats returned to the Potomac ...
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The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history
Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the deadliest crash to occur in U.S. airspace in at least 15 years.
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United Airlines Shuts Down Rumors About a Merger
Rumors circulated this week that United was potentially interested in merging with JetBlue or buying some of the carrier’s ...
When was the last US plane crash? List of deadly accidents since 2001
An American Airlines regional passenger jet was involved in a mid-air collision on Wednesday night with a U.S. Army Black ...